Body shop reccomendations?
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Body shop reccomendations?
Looking to get some paint & body work done in the near future, just want a shop that can perform quality work at a competitive price (doesn't need to be the cheapest). Would prefer somewhere in the east/south bay but willing to go elsewhere if its worth it. Previously Creative Kustoms in San Jose was my go to shop for out of pocket paint work and TGIF in Fremont for insurance claim work. I'll still get a quote from TGIF since I was very pleased with their work.
Did a search but didn't come up with anything current for shops in the area.
What I'm looking to get done...
Fix very small bend in back left corner of hood
Repair 2-3 very tiny dents in back left corner of hood
Paint hood, scoop, vents, fog covers, bumper vents (not pictured) factory RBP
Repaint grille and bumper cover factory RBP
Repaint fenders factory RBP if necessary to match (I'd rather avoid if possible)
Where would you guys recommend and why? Any pics of before / after would help too.
Did a search but didn't come up with anything current for shops in the area.
What I'm looking to get done...
Fix very small bend in back left corner of hood
Repair 2-3 very tiny dents in back left corner of hood
Paint hood, scoop, vents, fog covers, bumper vents (not pictured) factory RBP
Repaint grille and bumper cover factory RBP
Repaint fenders factory RBP if necessary to match (I'd rather avoid if possible)
Where would you guys recommend and why? Any pics of before / after would help too.
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I get my body work done at Yeaman in Palo Alto. Call and talk to Jeff.
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If you could, let me know what kind of price quotes you're getting. I too have a JDM aluminum hood that has a couple small dents, and needs fresh coat of paint. I've heard that fixing dents on the aluminum hood is hard/costly so I haven't had the urge to get it sorted out yet.
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I had some work done here before.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/minhs-auto-b...paint-san-jose
Cheap and good enough.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/minhs-auto-b...paint-san-jose
Cheap and good enough.
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Ok got 3 estimates today:
TGIF - $1600 (w/out blending the fenders & lifetime warranty)
Minh's - $1200 (including blending on the fenders & 5yr. warranty)
Yeaman - $2387 (including blending on the fenders & lifetime warranty)
Pretty easy decision if you ask me lol.
TGIF - $1600 (w/out blending the fenders & lifetime warranty)
Minh's - $1200 (including blending on the fenders & 5yr. warranty)
Yeaman - $2387 (including blending on the fenders & lifetime warranty)
Pretty easy decision if you ask me lol.
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Minh's, I think I would have gone with TGIF if their price included blending.
Plus I still have other mechanical repairs I need to do on the car in the near future and could use the cash saved toward those.
Plus I still have other mechanical repairs I need to do on the car in the near future and could use the cash saved toward those.